Denton Building, Columbia Campus, Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia, Maryland, November 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
A second campus of the Maryland School for the Deaf was authorized in 1968 and opened at Columbia in September 1973 (Chapter 462, Acts of 1968).
At the Frederick and Columbia campuses, the School implements the Maryland College and Career Ready Standards to align with national Common Core Standards leading to a Maryland State High School Diploma or a Certificate of Program Completion. In English and American Sign Language (ASL), the School teaches communications skills, including speech and speech reading, finger spelling, and listening skills for those who have acess to speech and language, with or without their hearing aids or cochlear implants. The School also offers a broad athletic and physical education program, as well as fine arts, theater, and career and technology education classes, and a variety of after-school social and recreational activities.
To each graduating senior, either the Maryland State High School Diploma or Certificate of Program Completion is awarded. Many graduates pursue higher education degrees. Vocational or technical training, and vocational rehabilitation services are available to help graduates secure employment.
With Senate advice and consent, the Governor appoints the Board's nineteen members to six-year terms. Each geographic region of the State is represented by at least one member of the Board, and at least six of the members are deaf (Code Education Article, sec. 8-304).
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Board of Trustees of the Maryland School for the Deaf governs the School.
COLUMBIA CAMPUS
P. O. Box 894
8169 Old Montgomery Road & Route 108, Columbia, MD 21044 - 0894
Opened in September 1973, the Columbia Campus of the Maryland School for the Deaf enrolls deaf students, ages 3 through 16, in full-day programs for pre-school through eighth grade (Chapter 462, Acts of 1968). In addition, an early intervention program works with infants and young children and their families in language development and communications skills. Most students at the Columbia Campus commute daily but some participate in a weeknight residential program.
Baker Building, Columbia Campus, Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia, Maryland, November 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Frederick Campus, Maryland School for the Deaf, Clarke Place, Frederick, Maryland, January 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Kent-McCanner Elementary School Building & Family Education Complex, Frederick Campus, Maryland School for the Deaf, Frederick, Maryland, August 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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